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While much less common than the classic (and frequently recurring) "either X or Y," "both X and Y," and "not only X but also Y" two part parallel constructions, the "not so much X as Y" construction here should trigger your parallel construction reflex.

In the original, the "X" portion ("not so much X") begins with the word "that" ("It is not so much that..."). But the Y portion does not; this is a red flag! With those constructions, X and Y have to be perfectly parallel. Choice D fixes that, putting a "that" after "as," and keeping the two constructions perfectly parallel: that-noun-verb. So choice D is correct.

Note that while choices C and E also fix the parallel structure, each botches the construction itself. C does not include a "not so much" (or any other negation) forming an illogical "it is that X but that Y" construction. And choice E buries the "so much" in a modifier, forcing "as" to hang illogically on its own before the word "that."

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